RAILWAY BYELAWS Made under Section 219 of the Transport Act 2000 by the Strategic Rail Authority (the “Authority”) and confirmed under Schedule 20 of the Transport Act 2000 by the Secretary of State for Transport on 22 June 2005 for regulating the use and working of, and travel on or by means of, railway assets, the maintenance of order on railway assets and the conduct of all persons while on railway assets (the “Byelaws”). CONTENTS Introduction: Railway Byelaws – Why they help us to help you RAILWAY BYELAWS Conduct and behaviour 1. Queuing 2. Potentially dangerous items 3. Smoking 4. Intoxication and possession of intoxicating liquor 5. Unfit to be on the railway 6. Unacceptable behaviour 7. Music, sound, advertising and carrying on a trade 8. Unauthorised gambling Equipment and safety 9. Stations and railway premises 10. Trains 11. General safety 12. Safety instructions 1 Control of premises 13. Unauthorised access and loitering 14. Traffic signs, causing obstructions and parking 15. Pedestrian-only areas 16. Control of animals Travel and fares 17. Compulsory ticket areas 18. Ticketless travel in non-compulsory ticket areas 19. Classes of accommodation, reserved seats and sleeping berths 20. Altering tickets and use of altered tickets 21. Unauthorised buying or selling of tickets 22. Fares offences committed on behalf of another person Enforcement and interpretation 23. Name and address 24. Enforcement (1) Offence and level of fines (2) Removal of persons (3) Identification of an authorised person (4) Notices (5) Attempts (6) Breaches by authorised persons 25. Interpretation (1) Definitions (2) Introduction, table of contents and headings (3) Plural (4) Gender 2 26. Coming into operation of these Byelaws and revocation of the previous byelaws Certificate of authenticity INTRODUCTION Railway Byelaws – Why they help us to help you Britain’s Railway Byelaws cover trains, track and stations across the country. Thousands of trains use as many stations throughout the day and night. To ensure ease of travel and safety on the railway system, including passengers, staff, property and equipment, the Byelaws need to be observed by everyone. Conduct and behaviour Some practices can be generally unpleasant, or can be dangerous to yourselves and others. To make travelling more comfortable and safer, unacceptable behaviour is banned on the railways. Other activities, such as smoking and music have limits imposed on them so that the majority of railway users can travel in comfort. Equipment and safety Safety is paramount to the running of all railway services. The Byelaws are very clear on matters of safety – and this protects equipment and property, as well as users and staff. Control of premises There are areas across the railway system that have restricted access, for example pedestrian-only areas, as using other forms of transport (e.g. bicycles) may cause a danger. Also, access is not allowed on any non-public parts of an operating network, 3 such as railway embankments and underground tunnels. Various rules relating to the carriage of animals are also needed. Travel and fares There are many different types of tickets available for travel on the national rail network; each type has its own conditions of use. For example, some tickets may be used on the services of more than one operator; others can only be used on a specified train service. If you would like to know more about travel and fares, please ask the operator(s) of the service(s) for the journey you wish to make. Train companies can also give you details about the National Rail Conditions of Carriage that apply when you travel on passenger train services on the railway network. The Byelaws are there to help everyone to travel easily and safely. This can be only achieved if all users take time to consider their actions and observe the Byelaws. A full copy of the Railway Byelaws can be obtained free of charge from: The Secretary Strategic Rail Authority 55 Victoria Street LONDON SW1H 0EU or Department for Transport 76 Marsham Street LONDON SW1P 4DR 4 RAILWAY BYELAWS For definitions of the terms used in these Byelaws, please refer to the end of this document CONDUCT AND BEHAVIOUR 1. Queuing (1) An Operator or an authorised person may require any person to queue in order to regulate order or safety on or near the railway. (2) Any person directed by a notice to queue, or when asked to queue by an authorised person, shall join the rear of the queue and obey the reasonable instructions of any authorised person regulating the queue. 2. Potentially dangerous items (1) Except with written permission from an Operator or an authorised person, no person shall bring with him or allow to remain on the railway any item which, in the opinion of an authorised person, may threaten, annoy, soil or damage any person or any property. (2) If any person in charge of an item contrary to Byelaw 2(1) is asked by an authorised person to remove it and fails to do so immediately, it may be removed by or under the direction of an authorised person. 5 3. Smoking No person shall smoke or carry a lighted pipe, cigar, cigarette, match, lighter or other lighted item on any part of the railway on or near which there is a notice indicating that smoking is not allowed. 4. Intoxication and possession of intoxicating liquor (1) No person shall enter or remain on the railway where such person is unfit to enter or remain on the railway as a result of being in a state of intoxication. (2) Where reasonable notice is, or has been, given prohibiting intoxicating liquor on any train service, no person shall have any intoxicating liquor with him on it, or attempt to enter such a train with intoxicating liquor with him. (3) Where an authorised person reasonably believes that any person is unfit to enter or remain on the railway, or has with him intoxicating liquor contrary to Byelaw 4(2), an authorised person may: (i) require him to leave the railway; and (ii) prevent him entering or remaining on the railway until an authorised person is satisfied that he has no intoxicating liquor with him and/or is no longer in an unfit condition. 5. Unfit to be on the railway No person shall enter or remain on the railway if, in the reasonable opinion of an authorised person, he is in an unfit or improper condition or his clothing may soil or damage any part of the railway or the property or clothing of any person on the railway. 6 6. Unacceptable behaviour (1) No person shall use any threatening, abusive, obscene or offensive language on the railway. (2) No person shall behave in a disorderly, indecent or offensive manner on the railway. (3) No person shall write, draw, paint or fix anything on the railway. (4) No person shall soil any part of the railway. (5) No person shall damage or detach any part of the railway. (6) No person shall spit on the railway. (7) No person shall drop litter or leave waste on the railway. (8) No person shall molest or wilfully interfere with the comfort or convenience of any person on the railway. 7. Music, sound, advertising and carrying on a trade (1) Except with written permission from an Operator no person on the railway shall, to the annoyance of any person: (i) sing; or (ii) use any instrument, article or equipment for the production or reproduction of sound. (2) Except with written permission from an Operator no person on the railway shall: (i) display anything for the purpose of advertising or publicity, or distribute anything; or 7 (ii) sell or expose or offer anything for sale; or (iii) tout for, or solicit money, reward, custom or employment of any kind. (3) A person shall have the written permission referred to in Byelaw 7(1) or 7(2) with him when undertaking the activities referred to in Byelaw 7(1) or 7(2) on the railway and shall hand it over for inspection when asked by an authorised person. A person shall comply with any conditions set out in or attached to the written permission. 8. Unauthorised gambling No person shall gamble on any part of the railway except lawful gambling on premises authorised by an Operator for that purpose. 8 EQUIPMENT AND SAFETY 9. Stations and railway premises (1) No person shall use any escalator except by standing or walking on it in the direction intended for travel. (2) Where the entrance to or exit from any platform or station is via a manned or an automatic ticket barrier no person shall enter or leave the station, except with permission from an authorised person, without passing through the barrier in the correct manner. (3) No person shall open a barrier or any other gate on the railway except where there is a notice indicating that it may be used by him or with permission from an authorised person. (4) Where there is a notice by an entrance or exit on any part of the railway indicating that it shall be used for entrance or exit only, no person shall enter by the exit or leave by the entrance. No person shall enter or leave by an emergency exit except in an emergency or when directed to do so by an authorised person. (5) No person shall move, operate or stop any lift or escalator except: (i) in an emergency by means of equipment on or near which is a notice indicating that it is intended to be used in an emergency; or (ii) in case of a lift, by means of any of the controls intended for use by that person.